Oregon Shepherd Loose Sheep Wool Insulation – Blow Box

                                      

 

                                        

 

                                  

 

                                         

 

                        

 

Oregon Shepherd Sheep Wool Insulation is a natural loose sheep wool insulation product. The wool is sheared from sheep right in the USA  and manufactured in American – produced in the USA!

Sheep wool insulation moderates and handles moisture better than other products, and requires less than 10% of the energy to produce.

Oregon Shepherd loose sheep wool insulation is a blend of raw sheep wool from U.S. sheep farms, and post – industrial recycled products like dyed wool hats, mittens and socks. The dyes are synthetic. The percentages of raw wool and recycled content vary over time depending upon input streams.

Oregon Shepherd’s made-in-the-USA 40-pound loose sheep wool insulation blow box may be blown in, or placed by hand.

Loose Sheep Wool insulation allows you to fully fill an enclosed cavity, so you will generally achieve a slightly higher R-value, for example, R-21.9 for a 5.5″ deep wall cavity as opposed to R19 for batt or roll insulation.

This product is a mix of raw sheep wool from U.S. sheep farms, and pre-consumer recycled content from natural woolen mills (textile scraps, no synthetic dyes included).  The percentages of raw wool and recycled content vary over time depending upon input streams.

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Here is a link to a raw loose sheep wool insulation that is a bit more expensive ($6.30/# compared to $4.48/#) because it is 100% raw wool made in America https://eco-buildingproducts.com/product/havelock-wool-insulation-loose-sheep-wool/

Here is a link to a raw sheep wool insulation batt made in USA that is more expensive but is manufactured in a 48″ batt that is available in 16″ on center and/or 24″ on center width in either R13 and R20 values.  https://eco-buildingproducts.com/product/havelock-wool-insulation-sheep-wool-insulation/  As you may already know installing batts in vertical applications is much easier than blowing loose wool into vertical wall cavities.

Here is a link to a smaller 5# box ,if a 40# box is more than desired. https://eco-buildingproducts.com/product/oregon-shepherd-loose-sheep-wool-insulation-craft-box/

 

Coverage
At 0.92 pounds per cubic foot density for horizontal applications such as attic/ceiling/floor, each box includes enough wool to insulate:

 

• 165 square feet at R13 (modern 16″ on-center 2×4 construction, or 3.5″ deep)
• 105 square feet at R19 (modern 16″ on-center 2×6 construction, or 5.5″ deep)
• 77 square feet at R30 (modern 16″ on-center 2×8 construction, or 7.5″ deep)

Netting may be included at a nominal cost to hold wool in place.

The intended installation density is about one pound per cubic foot for attics/ceilings/floors (horizontal cavities) and up to 1.2 lbs. per cubic foot for walls (vertical cavities).

This product comes compacted at about a 6-to-1 ratio, so you will need to fluff it.  A standard insulation blower will do this for you.  Otherwise it can be tricky to get the advertised coverage when fluffing manually.